Friday, March 25, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 24th March 2016

1. AUSTRALIAN ALL ROUNDER SHANE WATSON RETIRES FROM
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

i. Australian all rounder Shane Watson has announced his
retirement from all forms of International Cricket.

ii. Earlier in 2015 he had announced his retirement from Test
cricket.

2. US LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS TO HELP INDIA
TO JOIN APEC

i. US lawmakers have introduced a Bill in the Congress to help
India to join the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.

ii.Indian Government is working for major economic reforms to open
India’s markets, improve trade and increasing employement opurtunities.

iii.US and India partnership is vital to the US strategic
interests in the Asia-Pacific region and across the globe.

iv.Asia and Pacific Economic Cooperation is regional economic
forum comprising of 21 member countries accounting for about half of the
world’s trade

v.It was established in 1989 in order to leverage the growing
interdependence of Asia-Pacific region’s economies and promote free trade.

vi. India is having observer of APEC has applied for membership.

vii.But some countries have objected to granting membership to
India as it does not border the Pacific Ocean, which all current members do.

3. MARCH 24 OBSERVED AS WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY

i. Every year March 24 is observed as World Tuberculosis Day.

ii.The day is observed to promote
public awareness about the global epidemic of TB and efforts to eliminate the
disease.

iii.The Theme was “Unite to End TB”.

iv. Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease caused by
various strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

v. It is the second biggest killer disease worldwide next only to
HIV/AIDS.

4. INDIA AND FRANCE INKED MOU FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SIX NUCLEAR
REACTORS AT JAITAPUR

i. India and France have inked a Memorandum of Understanding for
construction of 6 nuclear reactors at Jaitapur nuclear park in Maharashtra.

ii.It is a 9900 MW power project proposed at Madban village in Maharashtra.

iv.It will become the largest nuclear power generating station in
the world.

PRESIDENT OF
FRANCE: FRANCOIS HOLLANDE

5. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

i. Justice Permod Kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of Central
Administrative Tribunal.

ii. Central Administrative Tribunal was established under Article 323-A of the
Constitution.

iii.It is formed to exercise original jurisdiction in relation to
recruitment and all services matters of public servants covered by it.

6.JUSTICE H L DATTU
APPOINTED AS MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE BUREAU OF NHRI-ICC

i. The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission Justice HL
Dattu has been appointed as member of the International Coordinating Committee
Bureau of National Human Rights Institutions Bureau in Geneva.

ii. He has been selected from the Asia-Pacific region.

iii.He will represent India, Mongolia, Qatar and Australia from
this region.

iv.It is an human rights body that serves as the Management
Committee of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights
Institutions.